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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8400 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8400 is 2461 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Core i5-2500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 11% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i5-2500 - 141 vs 127 FPS
- Up to 24% cheaper than Core i5-2500 - €176.88 vs €232.18
- Up to 32% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i5-2500 - €1.25 vs €1.83 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 6 vs 4 threads
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-2500
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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
141
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.25/FPS
100%
Price, €
€176.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Processore 9 MB di cache fino a 4.00 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500 | vs | Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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